Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin famously walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. The NASA Glenn Research Center will celebrate the 40th anniversary of this historic moon landing on July 18.

Amongst the days activities is an 11am presentation about the first steps on the moon, as well as the overall impact of the Apollo program. Beginning at 1pm, visitors will be able to learn about the next generation of launch vehicles - the Ares rockets.

Tours of the NASA Glenn Research Center will also be available from 10:30am until 2pm. For further information, please visit http://visit.grc.nasa.gov, or call 216-433-2000.